The article is devoted to the problem of studying adventure genres in national literature. The manifestation of elements of adventure in artistic practice, the typology of the plot and the typology of heroes are explored. The main purpose of this article is to reveal the role of intrigue in the poetics of an adventure. In this regard, the author of the article refers to the plot and compositional features of the work, and to certain features of the hero, and the nature of situations and circumstances. The poetics of adventure prose have been sufficiently studied in many national literatures. A definite contribution to the study of the Chuvash adventure prose was made by G. I. Fedorov, N. N. Osipov and by the author of this article. Nevertheless, many issues in this direction remain unresolved, especially in a comparative perspective. Today it is important to take into account the changed attitudes toward such artistic styles of Chuvash literature as fantasy, detective, adventure, which have become very fascinating for modern readers. They are stories, novels, stories and to a lesser extent novels in genre relation. They are united by the commonality of the life of heroes, conflict situations and circumstances, the ways of plotting. As scientific methods, a comparative and historical-typological analysis were used, which allowed to investigate more versatile and widely the peculiarities of the phenomenon of art intrigue of Chuvash adventure prose. Results of the study. The rich and diverse nature of the intrigue as an artistic device is considered in the article. The special attention is drawn to the specificity of the genre-forming factors of the Chuvash adventure literature, so the gap in understanding the national characteristics of adventure genres is filled. It should be noted that the variety of lines of the plot of adventure literature, narrative techniques, the phenomenon of artistic intrigue serve to deepen psychologism, as well as to increase readership interest. The rich experience accumulated by the literature makes the researchers carefully study the traditions of the Chuvash writers in the field of adventure creation.